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How the First Female Disciples Help Us Find Freedom and Hope in Christ

Some in today’s culture critique Christianity as a misogynistic religion which denigrates women, treats them as second-class citizens and tramples on their freedom.  And sadly, in some Christian circles, women have been disrespected by their brothers in the faith and treated inappropriately.

Yet, when one turns to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, a radical, revolutionary view of women shines forth through the grace-filled words and loving actions of Jesus toward the females in his life. Jesus broke through both Jewish and Gentile forms of oppression against women and offered a fresh view of the female gender which has provided the undergirding for true women’s freedom and rights up through the present day.

Gifted Christian apologist Rebecca McLaughlin and author of the new book, Jesus Through the Eyes of Women:  How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and Love the Lord will help us see how the Gospels provide us a view of women which sets them free to reach their fullest potential and find true freedom and hope in this pre-recorded interview.


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Over the past 47 years we have developed many publications, discipleship resources, videos, and tools to help you to grow in your faith. We hope you will take the time to look through all of them. Because you were interested in this event we have pulled together the following resources that we believe will be of interest to you.

In the wide cultural context today of objectification and sexual violence, this question is more crucial than ever, not just for ourselves but for our sons and our daughters. Does the Christian worldview have anything to say in a culture that objectifies women? Is there a coherent intellectual basis for the dignity of humanity, male and female?

In the wide cultural context today of objectification and sexual violence, this question is more crucial than ever, not just for ourselves but for our sons and our daughters. Does the Christian worldview have anything to say in a culture that objectifies women? Is there a coherent intellectual basis for the dignity of humanity, male and female?

In the wide cultural context today of objectification and sexual violence, this question is more crucial than ever, not just for ourselves but for our sons and our daughters. Does the Christian worldview have anything to say in a culture that objectifies women? Is there a coherent intellectual basis for the dignity of humanity, male and female?

Are the differences in how men hear differently than women clear as black and white? The answer could be yes. Because human brains are made up of gray and white matter, the gray matter is believed to represent processing centers for information, and the white matter is the networking part of these processing centers.


Rebecca McLaughlin

Rebecca McLaughlin, Author, grew up in the UK and holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. In 2008, she moved to America and spent 9 years with The Veritas Forum. In September 2017, she co-founded Vocable Communications. Rebecca is the author of Confronting Christianity; 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion and 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity. She continues her writing and speaking as one of the world’s leading Christian apologists while enjoying her family life with her husband and three children.

 

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